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North Carolina pauses full SNAP benefits after Supreme Court ruling
North Carolina paused full November SNAP benefits after a Supreme Court stay, with partial payments covering about 65% of normal allotments for over 586,000 households.
- On Nov. 8, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services announced it will pause full November SNAP benefits after the U.S. Supreme Court granted the Trump administration's emergency appeal late Nov. 7, temporarily halting a lower-court order.
- The pause follows a nearly seven-week federal government shutdown that led the Trump administration to say November SNAP benefits would be unavailable, prompting court orders and appeals using an emergency reserve fund containing more than $4.6 billion for partial payments.
- Following USDA guidance, NCDHHS distributed partial payments Friday, with over 586,000 households receiving about 65%, and roughly 190,000 households getting $16 or less, Secretary Sangvai said.
- NCDHHS is updating its website and says it stands ready to issue full benefits once authorized; Gov. Josh Stein emphasized SNAP recipients deserve certainty, not confusion, about their food security.
- Nearly 42 million Americans rely on SNAP, and in North Carolina more than 600,000 households comprising 1.4 million residents depend on the program; private partners contributed nearly $22 million Friday, supporting local food banks.
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GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) -- Thousands of North Carolina families are still waiting for their full SNAP benefits for November. The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services said partial payments went out Friday, Nov. 7, but plans to release the remaining benefits over the weekend were paused after the Supreme Court’s decision issued late Friday [...]
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NATIONAL (KTLO)--Confusion over SNAP funds continues. Thousands of people who rely on this benefit are still uncertain after leaders at the Department of Agriculture announced they should pause SNAP benefits. This came after the federal district court stated that SNAP recipients should receive their benefits by November 7.
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